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Abstract Ocular allergies are becoming more prevalent as more airborne pollutants, irritants and microbes pervade our environment. Inflammatory and allergic mediators released by dendritic and mast cells within the conjunctiva cause allergic conjunctivitis (AC), a prevalent ocular surface disorder that affects >40% of the world's human population on a ...
Najam A. Sharif
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Abstract The standardization of variant curation criteria is essential for accurate interpretation of genetic results and clinical care of patients. The variant curation guidelines developed by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) in 2015 are widely used but are not gene specific.
Kathryn P. Burdon+14 more
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The prevalence of diabetes among male glaucoma patients
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between diabetes and glaucoma. Methods: Consecutive 143 subjects with primary angle-closure glaucoma and 127 subjects with primary open-angle glaucoma (control) were studied ...
Nataliya Antonova+4 more
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BEST1 novel mutation causes Bestrophinopathies in six families with distinct phenotypic diversity
BEST1 novel mutation causes Bestrophinopathies in six families with distinct phenotypic diversity. Abstract Purpose To report novel BEST1 variants in six Chinese families with bestrophinopathies of two different inheritance modes and analyze the intrafamilial phenotypic diversity.
Shangying Yang+8 more
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Background The present study aimed to compare visual field progression in new-diagnosed exfoliation versus open-angle glaucoma patients. Methods Retrospective study.
Marcelo Ayala
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BACKGROUND Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States and worldwide. Three to 6 million people in the United States are at increased risk for developing POAG because of elevated intraocular pressure (
R. Fechtner+15 more
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BACKGROUND The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS) has shown that topical ocular hypotensive medication is effective in delaying or preventing the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in individuals with elevated intraocular pressure ...
M. Gordon+10 more
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Cryoglobulinemia and double‐filtration plasmapheresis: Personal experience and literature review
Abstract Background Cryoglobulinemia is defined as the presence of an abnormal immunoglobulin that may be responsible for vasculitis of small‐caliber vessels. Apheresis can be used in order to temporarily eliminate circulating cryoglobulins. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of apheresis (double‐filtration plasmapheresis‐DFPP‐) in ...
Hamza Naciri Bennani+7 more
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Pharmacogenomics of Open-Angle Glaucoma [PDF]
Schwartz, Stephen G., Higashide, Tomomi
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개방각 녹내장 환자와 폐쇄각 녹내장 환자에서 녹내장 삼중수술의 효과 [PDF]
Purpose: To compare the surgical outcomes of triple procedure in patients with open-angle glaucoma and angle-closure glaucoma. Methods: The patients who underwent triple procedures for open-angle glaucoma and angle-closure glaucoma and were followed up ...
김찬윤+6 more
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